Albany, TX, United States
First Producing Oil Well in West Texas. Marker is a miniature oil well derrick made of steel, eight feet tall, mounted on a moulded concrete base. A bronze plate attached to the derrick reads: The Texas Company --J. E. Wild A-1 Survey 65, University Lands, Shackelford County, completed November 9, 1
913. Presented to The Texas Company by Texas Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association at Albany Chamber of Commerce Commemoration Dinner February 12, 1940. (1940) #1856
Listen to the audio guide for Black plaque № 14830 Free on WIP — starts by itself when you arrive, even with the screen off